Soti later...
Felix stepped out of his car and approached the grand gates of his late grandfather's mansion, in the Upper East Side of New York.
This was one of the mansions Felix grew in due to its proximity to the Maxwell Tower. After his parents passed away in the helicopter accident and his grandfather had a heart attack during the Alexander Kingdom's ntal invasion, he inherited all of their properties.
As he walked up the stone steps, the large double doors opened smoothly, revealing Leila, the ever-diligent housekeeper.
She greeted him with a polite, knowing smile, and a prudish posture.
"Good evening, Mr. Maxwell," she said, bowing her head slightly. "Allow to take those."
Before he could respond, Leila knelt to remove his shoes, her movents swift and practiced.
"You don't have to, but thank you."
Felix nodded in appreciation, accustod to her quiet attention to detail. Just like Jack, Leila was one of his closest assistants, who he had grown up with from his childhood.
After he embarked on carrying his grandfather's legacy in this new era, he hired Leila as his housekeeper since he trusted only a few people in his ho.
"Your shower is ready, sir," She inford him, gesturing down the hallway. "Your change of clothes has been laid out for you."NôvelDrama holds this content.
Felix gave a brief nod of thanks, feeling the fatigue from the day beginning to set in as he followed her lead. But, he didn't let it consu him as Queen Ai's ssage was still roaming free in his mind.
As he was being guided by Leila down the hall, Felix ca to a brief stop in front of three massive portraits hung near each other.
With a faint appreciative smile, Felix reached out with his fingers and touched the fra of each portrait while murmuring under his breath.
"Father, Mother, Grandfather...I had a good day, I hope you did too on the other side..." Seeing this, Leila halted and waited in silence, already used to this antic.
While Leila wasn't with Felix when his parents died in a helicopter accident, she was with him when he heard the news of his grandfather's passing during the Day of Chaos.
He was a re teenager, already isolated on an island, which was a cry for help in itself from a child, who was born with all the riches, but no parents' love.
Hearing that his last true family mber, his grandfather Robert, who had raised him as a son, died of a heart attack shattered his heart into pieces.
However, instead of acting up just like after he lost his parents, she rembered how he vowed to uphold his grandfather's and parents' legacy at any expense.
She was only saddened that it took the death of his grandfather for him to wake up and mature at last, making him finally put his talents into the family's business empire. "Rest in peace...
After a little respectful head bow and a soft prayer, Felix turned around and continued on his path.
Seeing this, Leila shattered out of her daze and swiftly hastened her footsteps, leading him to the door of the shower room.
"Have a nice shower, Sir."
With a soft smile and a small bow, she left him to his privacy, disappearing soundlessly down the corridor.
door, freezing them both in place.
"Dear, didn't I tell you to not sneak him candy before dinner? Nicolas, are you sure you
want to open it right now?"
Following the voice, the other door to the living room opened, and a breathtaking woman stepped inside, wearing a flowing nightgown in soft rich hues that
complented her natural elegance.
Her crimson hair was brushed to perfection, cascading down her shoulders in gentle waves. She had a touch of light makeup that highlighted her striking amber eyes.
However, those eyes held a familiar glint of amusent, and a gentle reprimand as they settled on her husband.
Felix gave a small guilty smile as he walked towards her, feeling betrayed when he observed that his son was repressing a giggle.
"I had a lot in mind and got ambushed by his cuteness, I couldn't say no," Felix said,
raising his hands defensively, "I am a victim as much as you."
"Victim, is that so?" Asna laughed as she crossed her arms.
Seeing that his father was still in trouble, Niko glanced up at his mother with his best
attempt at an innocent look on his face.
"Mommy, I was just going to eat a small piece... I promise."
Seeing how both of them were giving her such innocent puppy looks, Asna's expression couldn't help but lt into a gentle smile.
"Well, since you two seem to be such partners in cri, I suppose I'll let it go....Just this
once."
Felix laughed while giving her a loving hug followed by a quick peck on the lips, "You know, I'd be lost without your forgiving heart."
Asna rolled her eyes, but her smile lingered as she leaned into his hug, murmuring, "I
missed you, dear."
"I missed you too, love. Sorry for being away, work has been getting busier." Felix smiled as he caressed her back.
"I could tell, you didn't even join in the UVR"
Asna sighed as she fixed his attire, knowing that running an entire business empire
was much harder than it seed...Especially, during the SGAlliance and UVR era, where everything and everyone was connected.
To be a latecor into such a saturated market made it extrely difficult to carve one's path, which ant, Felix and the elders could sotis go days without sleep
by taking pills.
"Also, sothing weird has just happened," Felix ntioned, his tone turning a bit
solemn.
"Hmm? Is it serious?" Asna knitted her eyebrows, knowing that her husband rarely spoke about work in their ho.
Without saying much, Felix showed her the ssage he received.
After reading it, Asna was exited with a deep solemn frown, realizing that this wasn't
just 'weird', it was beyond concerning.
"How co the Empress called for you? I will be skeptical even if she called for the
Milky Way leaders." She said.
"My exact thoughts," Felix replied while taking a seat on the couch...Asna sat next to
him and picked Niko, placing him on her lap.
As she helped him open the box of sweets, her thoughts were running wild with theories for such a ludicrous situation.
"Maybe, the tal race found sothing extraordinary with our planet and reached out to you since our family has a monopoly over many rare resources?"
"I thought so too, but this doesn't summon an Empress' attention." Felix shook his
head.
He knew that there were representatives, whose job was to deal with such stuff. A summon from the Empress herself was of the highest order and treaded on issues, he
doubted he could even understand.
"Whatever she wants, give it." Asna said with a hint of concern, "Just make sure to
co back safe."
"Don't worry, the tal race is the most pragmatic and respectful race of them all."
Felix smiled, "Nothing bad will happen to ."
Although Felix said this, he still couldn't help but feel a tingle of worry about the
nature of the summon,
Fortunately, he wasn't going to be exited waiting for long as three hours went by in
the blink of an eye.
As he sat on his bed with Asna beside him, a holographic link popped up in front of
him, glowing with intense red.
"Be right back."
Felix gave a little kiss on Asna's cheek and without hesitation, he pressed on the link.
The mont he did so, his eyes closed shut and Asna gently laid him on the bed,
gazing at his peaceful expression with a worried look. "Please be safe..."
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